Archive for August 2013
Air Fresheners Can Kill Birds
A while ago I wrote a blog post about a cockatiel called Jackie who lived in an aged care facility. She came to my attention when she was extremely ill with a chronic egg laying problem and a severe calcium deficiency. When I last wrote, she had got through those issues and was returning home.…
Read MoreWhen Your Avian Vet Takes A Day Off…
I just had my hair dyed yesterday. I got rid of all of my grey roots. I had finally found a colour that I liked and my hair was still at that stage where it looked like I’d been to a human hairdresser rather than to a lorikeet frizzathon. I had chocolate in the house…
Read MoreProtecting Your Bird From Poor Air Quality
Occasionally something may happen in the area that you live that can create poor air quality. It wasn’t that long ago that there were reports of pigeons falling dead out of the sky in Singapore due to a dangerous deterioration in air quality. Fires in a neighbouring country were polluting Singapore’s air. It got so…
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